Large False Serotine vs Starfruit

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Damasonium
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Starfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.